Two-dimensional echocardiography--experiences in an internal medicine department of a 750 bed hospital
Kühn, P.
Acta Medica Austriaca 5(4-5): 121-123
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0303-8173 PMID: 756117 Document Number: 130382
Mechanical sector scanning in echocardiography achieves two-dimensional imaging of the heart at a fairly good resolution and at reasonable cost. A few diagnoses can immediately be made off the screen without recording the M-mode. Quantitation of movements is possible, however rather time-consuming without automatic data processing. The experience with the application of the device in a medium-size hospital over 2 years shows that with proper selection approximately 10% of patients in a department of Internal Medicine will benefit from this diagnostic procedure.